Where does “gat” come from?

gat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gat, from Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

gat (Afrikaans): hole; perforation; gap; opening; hole or hollowed...

Definitions

  1. hole; perforation; gap; opening; hole or hollowed...

Ancestry of “gat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
2Middle Dutchgat—
3Old Dutchgat—
4Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

Words derived from “gat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →Every word from Proto-Germanic gatą →Every word from Old Dutch gat →
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